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The Galvin Blog
Our blog serves as space for us to share news and ideas about project management, website development and interactive design. Enjoy.
The Tweetly Wrap-Up: Week of January 23, 2012
Posted By : Sarah Musselman Posted On : January 27th, 2012
Topics : Design, Mobile Development, Mobile Web, Project Management, Social Media, Software Engineering, Twitter, User Experience Design, Web Development
Web Development How do you cope with HTML5’s dueling standards bodies while supporting web browsers that are becoming more fluid? The line between writing books and programs has gotten more blurry these days. Will you take advantage of the tools Amazon has released to allow you program e-books with HTML and CSS? Great news for [...]
Continue ReadingEven Waiters Have Problems Acquiring Requirements from Clients
Posted By : Crissy Koger Posted On : January 26th, 2012
Topics : Business Strategies, Discovery, Galvin Processes, Project Management
I was getting some work done at a local restaurant this morning and overhead a waiter taking an order from a customer. The customer ordered a main dish and included, “I’d like to substitute the fruit cup for the potatoes.” If you are like me, I took this to mean that the customer wanted potatoes. [...]
Continue ReadingHow to Engage, Convert, and Retain Your Website Visitors in 2012
Posted By : Gary Galvin Posted On : January 25th, 2012
Topics : Business Development, Business Strategies, Content Development, CRM, Social Media, Viral Marketing, Website Marketing
The first month of the year is drawing to a close, but we are still curious to hear what others are saying about the state of the web in 2012. While technology may seem like it moves at the speed of light, we can count on Internet sales and marketing to adapt as needed. As [...]
Continue ReadingPart II: 3 Search Engine Marketing Game-Changers for 2012
Posted By : Sarah Musselman Posted On : January 23rd, 2012
Topics : Business Development, Business Strategies, Content Development, New Technology, Social Media, Viral Marketing, Website Marketing
Video Content Explodes Did you know that videos account for 50% of all online traffic as of January 2012? Did you also know that 85% of Americans watch 1.3 billion videos a day? These statistics may seem surprising at first, but in reality, they make perfect sense. With websites like YouTube, Vimeo, Hulu, and Netflix, [...]
Continue ReadingThe Tweetly Wrap-Up: Week of January 16, 2012
Posted By : Sarah Musselman Posted On : January 20th, 2012
Topics : Design, Mobile Development, Mobile Web, Project Management, Social Media, Software Engineering, Twitter, User Experience Design, Web Development
Web Development Want to establish an online authority? Here are 11 ways to use content to do so. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) publishes a draft of media accessibility requirements. Web developers have a lot to look forward to in 2012, like saying goodbye to IE6 support. Here are 4 other predictions. Foursquare’s mobile [...]
Continue ReadingPart I: 3 Search Engine Marketing Game-Changers for 2012
Posted By : Sarah Musselman Posted On : January 18th, 2012
Topics : Business Development, Business Strategies, Content Development, New Technology, Social Media, Viral Marketing, Website Marketing
The Internet landscape is constantly sprouting successful ideas, innovations, and technologies and growing despite a less than stellar economy. This gives us reason to look ahead to what the new year will bring. If you’re anything like me, you look forward to the surge of predictions for how the next 365 days will pan out. [...]
Continue ReadingThe New Augusta Historic District: Galvin Shares a Glimpse into Indianapolis’s Well-Preserved & Historically-Rich Railroad Village
Posted By : Sarah Musselman Posted On : January 10th, 2012
Topics : Community, Galvin Culture, Photography
Winter solstice was recently celebrated in December, which means that winter has officially arrived. Like any Indiana resident knows (and dreads), the next couple of months will likely be filled with wintry, blustery, and unpredictable conditions in all forms of precipitation. If you’re like me, you wish for warmer days and begin to reminisce about [...]
Continue ReadingChristmas DrivenTablet Explosion – How Do We Handle It?
Posted By : Adam Staples Posted On : December 22nd, 2011
Topics : Application Development, Design, Interface Design, Mobile Development, Mobile Web, New Technology, User Experience Design
Adam Staples – Tablet Owner….sort of. Technically it’s my wife’s, or at least it will be come Christmas Day. (Don’t worry, she’s not a regular visitor to Galvin Blog, so I’m not worried about ruining the surprise.) When I made the decision a few weeks ago to purchase a tablet I started to do some [...]
Continue ReadingGalvin Technologies Sponsors Another Successful Jingle Bell Run
Posted By : Adam Staples Posted On : December 19th, 2011
Topics : Philanthropy
Last week Galvin Technologies was proud to be a sponsor for the 2011 edition of the Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run. Despite chilling temperatures, over 3,500 festive runners and walkers took to Conseco Fieldhouse and the streets of Downtown Indianapolis for this year’s event. Through the donations and registration fees the event generated over $140,000 for the [...]
Continue ReadingPart II: A Project Manager’s Challenge: Delivering a Solution That is Not in Your Toolbox
Posted By : Crissy Koger Posted On : December 14th, 2011
Topics : Business Development, Business Strategies, Galvin Processes, Project Management
We would like to introduce a new series on the Galvin Blog in which our senior project manager, Crissy Koger, shares her approach to overcoming a seemingly common yet difficult challenge in project management. We hope that you enjoy Part II of III. In case you missed Part I of the series, click here to [...]
Continue Reading4 Easy Items that Keeps a Web Project on Track
Posted By : Gary Galvin Posted On : December 6th, 2011
Topics : Project Management
There are a lot of moving parts in any web related project. The design of the website is subjective, the functional requirements can easily change, and as a result, the budget or timeline could be affected. It seems obvious, but to properly manage all the moving parts of a project, you should make it a [...]
Continue ReadingThe Principles of User Experience Design
Posted By : Kiley LoCascio Posted On : November 18th, 2011
Topics : Design, Interface Design, Mobile Web, User Experience Design
The Elements of Design are thought of as building blocks for creating a work of art. These are actual elements that make up the composition. The Principles of Design can be thought of as what the designer decides to do with these elements. The decisions a designer makes shape how successful the artwork will be, [...]
Continue ReadingThe Project Status Report: Keeping It Simple to Communicate the Details
Posted By : Tom Schaetzle Posted On : November 16th, 2011
Topics : Business Development, Business Strategies, Galvin Processes, Project Management
Every project manager knows that one of the most important aspects of his or her role is to be able to communicate effectively and transparently to all those involved with a project. A project manager must not only be able to convey insightful and meaningful information to project stakeholders, but he or she must also [...]
Continue ReadingMobile Visitors: Options for Supporting Mobile Devices
Posted By : Greg Grunschel Posted On : November 8th, 2011
Topics : Application Development, Mobile CRM, Mobile Development, Mobile Web, New Technology
Mobile is Everywhere! It is acceptable to say that the mobile web is here to stay. Mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and netbooks, presently have a massive user base. The number of mobile web users is expected to steadily increase as more and more users turn to their mobile devices to instantly access information. [...]
Continue ReadingDear CRM Developers. I’m Android, Have We Met?
Posted By : Adam Staples Posted On : November 4th, 2011
Topics : CRM, Mobile CRM
Earlier this week I found myself in between meetings and needing to quickly make a phone call to a business acquaintance. Much to my dismay, I realized that I didn’t have this particular individual’s mobile number stored in my Motorola Droid X2 smart phone. As a result of this unfortunate turn of events, I had to pull [...]
Continue ReadingStill don’t think you need a website?
Posted By : Lawrence Moore Posted On : October 31st, 2011
Topics : Application Development, Business Development, Business Strategies, Content Development, Discovery, Website Marketing
I know what you’re thinking. In this day and age, why would anybody need to read an article on why they need a website for their business? It’s not often that, in this country at least, you meet someone who doesn’t have at least some sort of access to the internet, even if that access [...]
Continue ReadingThe Past, Present, and Future of Search Engine Optimization
Posted By : Sarah Musselman Posted On : October 27th, 2011
Topics : Business Strategies, Content Development, New Technology, Social Media, Website Marketing
On Tuesday, October 18th, 2011, I had the warm opportunity to attend a luncheon sponsored by the American Marketing Association to listen to Jeb Banner, the CEO of SmallBox, discuss the future of search engine optimization in the ever-changing, fast-paced world of web marketing. As someone who understands its increasing importance and value, it was [...]
Continue ReadingWhen is the Best Time to Define Design Requirements?
Posted By : Gary Galvin Posted On : October 25th, 2011
Topics : Design, Interface Design, User Experience Design
Whether you are developing a website or a software application the user interface design has to be remarkable. But between the various deliverables of a project what is the ideal point for defining the design requirements start? Design is the most important part of any website or software project because it’ll impact the user experience. [...]
Continue ReadingPart I: A Project Manager’s Challenge: Delivering a Solution That is Not in Your Toolbox
Posted By : Crissy Koger Posted On : October 21st, 2011
Topics : Application Development, Business Strategies, Discovery, Galvin Processes, Project Management
We would like to introduce a new series on the Galvin Blog in which our senior project manager, Crissy Koger, shares her approach to overcoming a seemingly common yet difficult challenge in project management. We hope that you enjoy Part I of III. Every project manager knows that with any project that falls outside his [...]
Continue ReadingThere’s No Place Like Content Design
Posted By : Kiley LoCascio Posted On : October 18th, 2011
Topics : Content Development, Design, Interface Design, Uncategorized
There has been a plethora of articles lately about how important content is to the success of a website. On our own blog we have discussed strategies behind creating content, ways to tailor content to a specific audience and how to ensure content works well with the user experience. With all of this knowledge to [...]
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